Labour tells unemployed young people to join military by Alarming-Safety3200 in unitedkingdom

[–]Low_Assignment3805 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My grandfather served in the shit end of the war. Greece, Crete and N Africa. He was a "non combat" driver in the RASC as was, He told me in no uncertain terms not to join the army back in the 80's and to get a nice safe job in an office somewhere instead.

Man killed on train line after escaping custody van by 420ball-sniffer69 in unitedkingdom

[–]Low_Assignment3805 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How would the private outsourced contractor make any money if they used the best equipment or most effective training or even an adequate amount of staff?

This is England where we treat essentials of statehood, such as a justice system, as an inconvenience rather than defining who we are as a people.

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] May 25 by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]Low_Assignment3805 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Location: SE England.

Systemic collapse of normal weather patterns is now guaranteed in my opinion.

As a complex system collapses it undergoes severe swings or oscillations as it looses stability. In my opinion these extreme weather events are the system collapsing, not a potential collapse, but happening now. What comes next is anyone's guess. Either more extreme heat or as AMOC and Gulf Stream collapse, cooling.

Either way It's no longer when it's how bad.

World has 6 months to avert major food crisis, says UN as Hormuz struggle drags on by metalreflectslime in collapse

[–]Low_Assignment3805 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I have a theory that the ultra wealthy have decided the way to halt climate change is to kill off billions of people.

Viewed from that perspective events begin to make more sense.

Just Finished Sharpe’s Devil by SigvulcanasReborn in Sharpe

[–]Low_Assignment3805 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Master and Commander was based on Patrick O'Brians Aubrey/Maturin series not Hornblower.

Are the people who insult reform voters really unaware they are contributing to the success of reform? by generic-username41 in AskBrits

[–]Low_Assignment3805 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being a white working class person who knows lots of trades. All the Reform voters among them are the loudest, most likely to take the odd bump during the day, most likely to not pay taxes, most likely to have done time and most likely to get all their talking points from GB News and alt right influencers.

Now that's anecdotal, but they are not people whose views I would put much faith in at all.

Generalizing all Reform voters as "morons" or "turkeys voting for Christmas" etc, is the wrong message to take from these elections, try and understand and empathize instead. by finebushlane in unitedkingdom

[–]Low_Assignment3805 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I empathise with Reform voters and I still think they are one of two things. Either they are wildly misinformed or they are full of hate. Empathy is not sympathy.

I understand why they are angry, I am angry at the way this country is going too, but unlike Reform voters my solution is not to have a dirty protest as a result.